And there’s the story of how, the night after Clinton was elected, Emanuel was so angry at the president’s enemies that he stood up at a celebratory dinner with colleagues from the campaign, grabbed a steak knife and began rattling off a list of betrayers, shouting “Dead! . . . Dead! . . . Dead!” and plunging the knife into the table after every name. 

These are not the earliest stories of Rahm Emanuel’s displays of intensity. According to an article on Bloomberg.com, at the age of 17, Emanuel cut his middle finger, known in Palmistry as the Saturn finger, while working at an Arby’s fast food restaurant. According to his mother, he refused to go to the doctor, afraid it would prevent him from attending his high school prom, after which the finger became infected. The tip of his finger had to be amputated in order to save his life. (Photo also from Bloomberg.com) 

In Palmistry, injuries to a particular part of a hand represent challenges in the corresponding area of life at the time of the injury. Saturn is the finger of responsibility, accountability and integrity. It’s also associated with structure, discipline and logic. It is the finger of Karma.

Saturn challenges take two forms. Underdeveloped Saturn energy manifests as insecurity, lack of discipline and fear of success/failure. A person with overdeveloped Saturn energy may appear cold, ruthless, and inflexible. Extreme ambition and inflexibility are two of its hallmarks. 

The workaholic and the ideologue are two Saturnian personality types.

Rahm Emanuel is often described as focused, disciplined and organized. He has been referred to as a super-achiever. Many in Washington call him “The Enforcer.” Other Saturn words that have been used to describe Emanuel include serious, relentless, fearsome, demanding and strategizing. The loss of his middle finger is the outward manifestation of the unmerciful drive that has propelled Emanuel upward in the equally unforgiving world of Capitol Hill politics.

In addition to the meanings ascribed to the middle finger in Palmistry, the raising of the Saturn finger at another has been considered an obscene gesture since the time of the Ancient Greeks. The Romans, who also favored this gesture, called the Saturn finger digitus impudicus, or impudent finger.

Rahm Emanuel is well known for his frequent use of the f-word. He says of himself,

Of all the fingers to lose! I could not express myself for months. I had to learn to talk with my left hand.

There are some who worry that Rahm Emanuel is a poor choice for Chief of Staff, calling him an old-school partisan politician, as far from Barack Obama’s message of change and hope as one could possibly find in the Democratic party. Others see Emanuel as the perfect partner for Obama, the bad cop to his good cop. 

Will Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel apply his will and his ability to get results in service to Obama’s vision? Or will he simply flip America the bird, missing digitus impudicus be damned?

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I have one thing and one thing only to say about the hands of Secretary of the Treasury, Henry Paulson. He has the most bent and twisted middle fingers I have ever seen.

That’s saying a lot when you consider that I have examined over 10,000 pairs of hands during my career.

What does that mean in layman’s terms? The middle finger, or Saturn as it is known in the traditional language of Palmistry, reveals the subject’s relationship to business, resources and money, and measures a person’s integrity and accountability. Any finger that is bent or twisted shows a problem with the areas of life the finger represents. The extremely curved Saturn fingers on both of Hank Paulson’s hands indicate that he may not be the best person to handle the current economic problems facing the US government and banking systems.

What do you think?

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A look at Hillary Clinton’s palm goes a long way in explaining why people either love her or hate her.

Take a look at Hillary’s hands in this photo. Her right palm clearly shows two horizontal creases, a head line and a heart line. Her left hand, however, has only a single crease across the palm.

In the following diagram, the palm on the left shows a typical hand with clearly defined head and heart lines. If you look at your own palm, there is a 98% chance that your hand looks something like that first diagram. The palm on the right shows a single crease, known in both medical and palmistry circles as the Simian Crease.

The Simian Crease was named after the single transverse crease found in the palms of apes and monkeys. It is commonly found in the hands of people who have Down’s Syndrome or other genetic abnormalities. (Please note that I will not publish any comments that include juvenile remarks about Senator Clinton and monkeys or disabled persons, so don’t even try it!)

However, there are a small number of people who are born with the single transverse crease (statistically, less than 3%) who are genetically normal. For these people, the Simian Crease is a sign that they are intellectually gifted.

In the language of the hand, the Simian Crease is a fusing of the head and heart lines, and as such, a fusing of the thinking and feeling functions. It is usually the thinking function that dominates. Persons with the crease in one or both hands possess single-minded focus and inner intensity. Because of this, they often feel misunderstood. It is only when these persons learn to slow down a little and become aware of their differing communication style that the gift can emerge.

As can be seen in this closeup, Hillary Clinton doesn’t have a classic Simian Crease. It does not extend the full width of her palm. She also has a partial head line extension that curves downward into her Mound of the Moon. However, there is clearly a fusing of the head and heart lines. (See diagram below).

The single crease in Senator Clinton’s hand may explain why she has been saddled with the reputation of being divisive. People with this gift can appear driven and may experience the world as more black and white than the average soul. Add to that an ultra long index finger which shows powerful ambition, and you can easily understand why Hillary hating has taken on a cult-like fervor.

Does this mean that Hillary Clinton has no heart? Other factors in her palm clearly indicate that she does.

Sitting above Hillary’s merged Head/Heart Line is a clearly etched curve known as the Girdle of Venus. Often referred to as a sister line to the Heart Line, the Girdle is a marker of sensitivity and heightened awareness of life’s subtleties.

With such a distinct Girdle in her palm, Senator Clinton not only feels, she feels deeply. When combined with a merged Head/Heart Line, the challenge of finding positive ways to communicate her feelings becomes even more complicated.

A vertical curve appears on the outer edge of Senator Clinton’s palm, adding to the overall challenge. This line has traditionally been called a Line of Clairvoyance, but it doesn’t necessarily indicate psychic ability as much as it does life Wisdom with a capital W. This line is a mark of right-brain driven knowledge, the kind that develops when life experience is combined with deep introspection, and it is another marker of giftedness.

It’s clear that there’s more to Senator Clinton than meets the eye. Perhaps the public was given a tiny glimpse of the “real” Hillary Clinton when she got teary eyed at a New Hampshire press conference.

In the end, her focused and driven Simian Crease won out and she was able to quickly regain her composure. The pundits are divided on whether this helped her campaign or hurt it.

Does Hillary Clinton’s palm indicate whether she would make a good president? It’s a mixed bag.

Her gifts of insight, empathy, focus and passion are clearly etched in her palm, but she seems unable to integrate her softer side into her public persona. The lack of a clear fate line confirms the difficulty she faces in allowing her true gifts to shine. Like many women in positions of power, she is criticized for being too masculine, but not allowed to be at all feminine.

Hillary’s thumbs (will power and the ability to make things happen) are weak. She holds them too close to her palm for true take charge success, and their tips are looking a bit flat, a sign that she may be exhausted. (Tears, anyone?)

No one, male or female, should have to contend with the level of vitriol that has been directed at Senator Clinton. As the first serious woman candidate for president, Hillary Clinton has taken on a pioneering role, and with it a heap of psychic and emotional abuse.

Perhaps it is part of her karma to change the way the US looks at strong women. But in order to stop being seen as polarizing, Hillary must integrate her own polarly opposite strengths and allow all of herself to show up on the campaign trail.

(Many thanks to Nathan for letting me use his excellent photo of Hillary Clinton for this analysis. You can see his other fine photos here.)

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Lifeprints: Deciphering Your Life Purpose from Your Fingerprints

Much has been written about finding and living a life on purpose, and the last few years have seen the published literature on this topic grow. If you have been searching for your true and unique purpose in life, throw out those other books. Lifeprints is the only one you will need.

Author Richard Unger, founder of the International Institute of Hand Analysis, has devised a revolutionary and reliable method for identification of your true life purpose. Using his method, the answer to the question, “Why am I here?” is right at the tips of your fingers. Literally.

Your fingerprint patterns, unalterable and unchanging since 5 months prior to your birth, are coded in your DNA. Recent scientific research into our genetic makeup has revealed that many personality traits are also hardwired in your DNA. Unger’s Lifeprints method for using the fingerprint patterns to determine which of those traits are driving your search for meaning could not be simpler or more elegant.

Based on more than 25 years of research, Unger lays out his method in terms that are clear and easy to grasp. As simple as identifying which of the four basic fingerprint types you have, how many of each you have, and which fingers they appear on, Unger guides you step-by-step to determination of your unique life purpose. (See my post on “Student ID” for a sneak peak at one part of the equation.)

Unger affirms his technique with examples and stories of real people he has advised using his Lifeprints technique, and he does it with a wise and gentle humor that will ring true with anyone who has traveled the road towards self-awareness.

In addition to the how-to steps, Unger presents an “archetypal language” for understanding what it takes to get on track with your unique life purpose. Not just general advice, Unger offers specific skill requirements, checklists and formulas for the most common life purpose scenarios. He illustrates what it looks like to be living in mastery of your purpose as well how to know if you are still “in training.” In chapter five, Unger guides you in creating your own Life-Fulfillment Formula and provides exercises to help you deepen your understanding. As an added bonus, he includes case studies using the fingerprints of famous figures.

I studied the Lifeprints technique with Richard Unger over 15 years ago and have successfully used it to help hundreds of people in the quest for a meaningful life. With the publication of Lifeprints, Richard’s wit and wisdom is now available for all to experience.

If you’ve ever yearned for an “owner’s manual” for how to get the most out of life, run, don’t walk, to your local bookstore (or click here) to get your copy. Lifeprints is a blueprint for life.

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On the average hand, the ring and index fingers are fairly equal in length, with the tops of each reaching to about the halfway point of the upper phalange of the middle finger.

Prior studies on finger length had linked a longer than average ring finger to higher levels of prenatal testosterone exposure. This most recent study examined the difference between the length of the ring and index fingers, revealing that children whose ring fingers are longer than their index fingers consistently scored higher on the math section of the SAT than the on the language skills section. Those children with index fingers that exceeded the length of the ring fingers had higher scores on the literacy skills section of the test.

It was also found that the greater the disparity in length between the ring and index fingers, the greater the difference in scores for the math and literacy sections of the SAT.

My own experience seems to confirm the results of this research. While I did reasonably well on my math SAT, my score for the language skills section was far and away the better of the two. As you can see from this print of my left hand, my index finger is much longer than my ring finger. Based on my SAT scores, I was able to skip the basic English composition course in my first year of college.

If you have a marked difference between your ring and index fingers and you remember how you fared on your SATs, please leave me a comment. I would love to hear from you, whether your own experience supports these findings or contradicts them.

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Despite continued assurances by the White House that President George W. Bush has complete confidence in Alberto Gonzales, calls for the attorney general to resign grow louder by the minute. Bets and even investment trades are being placed not on IF Gonzales will resign, but WHEN. Speculation has already begun as to who the White House will choose as his successor.

No time of birth is available for Attorney General Gonzales, but his astrological chart (shown here as calculated for sunrise) is nonetheless revealing. From a karmic standpoint, Gonzales was born with Saturn in Scorpio, indicating a lesson in the right use of power. He also has a stellium in Leo, the sign of leadership and pride. Saturn is squaring his Leo Sun, Mars, Mercury and Jupiter, which tells me that, in a past incarnation, Gonzales’ karma was complicated by an overblown ego and a tendency to stretch the truth in order to gain and maintain power. The exact conjunction of his Sun and Jupiter may have been especially problematical in terms of an exaggerated sense of self.

When we look at the Attorney General’s index or Jupiter finger, we see that the top phalange is grossly oversized. It is so top-heavy that it appears to be keeling over from the weight. Jupiter is the finger of ambition and the upper phalange is the realm of big dreams. Gonzales’ finger shows that his dreams are not only grandiose, they are compromised by the inability to be upright in their expression. When I see a Jupiter finger like this one, it suggests to me that the owner may be suffering from delusions of grandeur.

In the past year, transiting Saturn in Leo has touched every planet in Alberto Gonzales’ Leo stellium. If Nancy at Political Astrology Blog is correct in her estimation of his birth time, Saturn is currently opposite his Aquarian Moon. (Lynn at Astrodynamics also has some insights on the Attorney General’s astrological ailments.)

When Saturn comes to call in such a big way, it is doing a karmic bed check. For Alberto Gonzales, Saturn is delivering a heavy dose of reality and a lesson in humility. It may turn out to be a rude awakening.

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In addition to this recent honoring by the The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Al Gore has been nominated by two members of Norway’s Parliament for the Nobel Peace Prize and is rumored to be among the finalists. (The prize is usually announced in October.)

It’s clear that Al Gore’s star is on the rise. Even the Washington Post is saying that Gore “may be America’s coolest Ex-Vice President ever.” It was not so long ago, however, that he was dogged by a reputation for being wooden and boring, an image that the Republican machine used to its advantage during the 2000 presidential elections.

So how did Al Gore go from stilted to superstar?

Let’s start by taking a look at Al Gore’s palm, specifically his Apollo finger or ring finger. Apollo was the God of the Sun in Greek mythology, and in astrology would be likened to the sign of Leo. The words “Know Thyself” are inscribed in the wall at Apollo’s temple at Delphi. Apollo is the finger of individuality and self-knowledge. A strong Apollo indicates confidence and an ability to stand on center stage.

Take a look at this early campaign photo (sorry, I don’t have a date for this, but from the looks of it, this was taken well before Gore became Vice President). The middle phalange of Al Gore’s ring finger appears to be pinched and thin. When the middle section of Apollo is compromised it indicates that the owner of the hand has not yet found his or her niche. Wooden Gore.

In this close-up from the more recent photo above, we can see that, like the rest of him, Mr. Gore’s Apollo finger has filled out. It fits with his hand as a whole. Mr. Gore has clearly found his niche in his campaign to educate the public on the dangers of climate change.

It’s also clear from this photo that Mr. Gore’s middle or Saturn finger is shorter than average, indicating a person who dislikes rules and restrictions. In his newfound role as environmental evangelist, Al Gore is not constrained by the concerns of any political playbook.

What I found most fascinating about Mr. Gore’s hand is his head line, which is difficult, though not impossible, to see in the photo. Like me, Al Gore has the head line of Persephone. As shown in this diagram, the head line curves downward all the way into the wrist.

According to Greek mythology, Persephone was the daughter of Demeter, Earth Mother and goddess of grain and agriculture. In Roman mythology she was known as Ceres.

When her daughter Persephone was carried away to the underworld by Hades, who had fallen in love with the young maiden, Demeter went into such a state of mourning that the earth began to die. It was only when Mercury, god of communication and negotiation, convinced Hades to return Persephone to her mother that the world began again to flourish.

Al Gore’s natal chart confirms the story being told by his hand. (Click chart for larger image.)

Mr. Gore has Natal Saturn and Pluto conjunct in the first house, both in retrograde condition. From a karmic standpoint, retrograde planets in the natal chart indicate unfinished business from a past life and/or areas of life that were challenging or conflicted.

Retrograde Pluto in the first house is the karmic marker of someone who, in a previous incarnation was reserved and did not let their true personality shine through. Wooden Gore in a past life. Pluto in the chart also shows where, through willingness to grow (and often through trial by fire, or in Gore’s case, by electoral college failure), we find transformation and the attainment of wisdom. Pluto, by the way, is the Roman equivalent of the Greek god of the underworld, Hades.

Likewise, a retrograde Saturn in the first house shows a tendency to be too serious. Karma is alleviated by developing a good sense of humor and expanding the personality in ways that gain the respect and admiration of others. The establishment of proper goals and right life direction is also required.

Al Gore’s North Node, one of the major indicators of right life direction, is in Taurus in his 10th house of leadership and public recognition. Taurus is often associated with protectors and preservers. The symbol, a circle with a semi-circle above it, suggesting the head of a cow or bull, is a symbol of the life-giving earth mother.

Along with the North Node, Al Gore’s 10th house is populated by Venus, the ruling planet of Taurus, Ceres, the heavenly body that was recently upgraded from asteroid to dwarf planet, and the Part of Fortune (a point that indicates the road to karmic success and happiness) in Aries conjunct the Midheaven.

The Part of Fortune in Aries tells me that Mr. Gore will be most successful when he accepts his role as a pioneer, directing his courage and zeal toward leading others to new ways of acting in the world, a role he has certainly embraced in his current fight to save the planet.

Ceres in Taurus is the ultimate significator of the earth mother. With a conjunction to Venus, it shows love of the land. Conjoined to the karmic destiny point of the North Node, it seems obvious that Al Gore has found his niche as ambassador for planet Earth.

Let’s return to Mr. Gore’s hand and his Persephone head line. It is important to note that Peresephone, the mythical daughter of Ceres/Demeter was, upon her return from the underworld, given a healing gift. Hers was the role of awakener of the dead. Those who possess the Persephone head line are also here to be healers, to wake up those who are sleepwalking through life, to lead them back into a conscious relationship with life on the face of the Earth.

With a karmic tool kit like this, Al Gore is right to avoid another run for President. His destiny this lifetime is not to lead a country, but to lead a global movement, a movement to save the globe.

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In the language of palmistry, we look to the thickness of the hand, from the back of the hand to the palm, as an indicator of the supply of energy available.

For instance, if someone has a thumb that is very thick in relation to the rest of the hand, they have an overabundance of “thumbness,” which translates to a great deal of will or desire to control. If someone’s thumb is very thin or the tip is flat instead of rounded, then thumb energy, or will, is lacking.

Like the rest of her, Coulter’s hands are long and thin, almost skeletal. This shows a low energy supply overall. On the plus side, the length of her fingers show an active mind. The upper phalange of her pinkie or Mercury finger is especially well developed, the mark of someone with a sharp mind and an ability to think on her feet. The angular bone at the base of her thumb shows an ability to influence others with her own unique point of view.

What intrigues me most about Ann Coulter’s hands, are her Mounds of Venus. The Mound of Venus is found inside the life line, at the base of the thumb. In Coulter’s hands, we can see that Venus is drained of color. Hands or parts of hands that are white in color show an absence of blood, commonly indicating coldness or lack of energy. Coulter’s Venus also has tinges of blue. In palmistry terms, blue in the hand says, “I’m blue, I need more love.”

In my palmistry class textbook, I describe Venus this way:

The Mound of Venus is an indicator of our ability to love as well as our capacity for playfulness. It indicates the strength and energy of our physical appetites, our zest for life. It can also denote areas of temptation or the capacity to devote oneself to someone or something.

A normal mound of Venus suggests warmth and a balanced attitude toward the physical manifestations of love.

An underdeveloped Venus mound can indicate someone who has lost their passion for living, or someone who lacks warmth. A poorly developed Venus mound can show a tendency to be superficial, tastleless, cruel, greedy, snobbish and/or infantile.

The Venus Mound is associated with the Heart Chakra. It is also where we look to see the condition of one’s inner child. Judging from the color and the flatness of the mound, it’s been a long time since Ann’s inner child has been allowed to come out and play.

When we look at the horizontal area across the center of Ann Coulter’s hands (above Venus), we can see that her Mars regions also appear to be quite flat and devoid of color. Famous for her angry rants, Coulter’s palms tell me that she has overused her Martian storehouse. With so little Mars energy to call on, could it be that her constant show of venom is a form of overcompensation? Has Ms. Coulter been working overtime to protect a wounded inner child? Could her public persona be a cover for a truly sensitive soul?

Today, Valentine’s Day, I send Ann Coulter’s inner child a great big cosmic hug.

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The Boston Herald reports today that new polling data, to be released later in the week, shows that “McCain’s popularity among New Hampshire’s independent voters has collapsed.” In fact, in a January poll taken at the annual meeting of elected Phoenix area precinct committeemen in McCain’s home state of Arizona, McCain came in fourth, behind former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich of Georgia, and a relatively unknown San Diego area Congressman, Duncan Hunter.

McCain is fast becoming known as the most hawkish of the potential candidates. A former prisoner of war in Vietnam, he supports an even larger troop escalation than the president himself. In a January 10th interview on the US invasion of Iraq, McCain told MSNBC’s Tim Russert, “I said the military operation would be easy. It was easy. We were greeted as liberators.”

One has to wonder about John McCain’s memory. Perhaps this “idealized picture” of the unmitigated disaster that is the occupation of Iraq is caused by the (dissonant) square of Jupiter (beliefs) to Neptune (dreams, illusion) in McCain’s astrological chart. (For a more detailed analysis of John McCain’s natal chart, you may also want to check out Lynn’s article on why “John McCain Will Never Be President” at Astrodynamics.)

Coming planetary transits to John McCain’s natal chart affirm that his star is not on the rise in the runup to the 2008 presidential elections. (click chart thumbnail for larger image.)

Saturn will be making the first of three conjunctions to his Sun in October of 2007, indicating that there will be limits to how much McCain can shine. With his natal Sun in Virgo, a sign of service, in the 11th house of group ideals, the Saturn transit will likely show that he will become even more cut off from the desires and direction of the public he is trying to serve.

McCain’s Jupiter is in Sagittarius, which means he will shortly be experiencing a Jupiter return. With his natal Jupiter trining his natal Mars showing an expansive, almost religious belief in Martian principles, it is likely that McCain’s Jupiter return, often thought of as a lucky time, will only serve to intensify his stand on increasing the size of the US military and “finishing” the job in Iraq.

Looking at John McCain’s hands, we see that his Jupiter finger, the finger of leadership, is short. Traditionally this is seen as a lack of power, a challenge earning respect, and/or other issues with authority. In addition, the upper phalange appears compromised, a condition that I have examined on the hands of other political figures. (See my posts on Condoleeza Rice and John Bolton.) Mythologically, Jupiter was the defender of principles and protector of the people. When the upper phalange is bent, shrunken or otherwise misshapen, it is an indicator of abandonment of principles and shows challenges regarding right use of power.

(Lest you think I only find this condition on the hands of Republicans, never fear. I will be posting some analyses of Dems who also suffer from damaged Jupiter syndrome. What I do find amazing is how often this condition is found in politicians in general.)

As we move closer to the election, Uranus will be sitting on top of McCain’s Natal Saturn, and transiting Saturn will oppose it, indicating a time of karmic examination. I agree with Nancy, when she says that McCain could be facing health issues at that time. Saturn in the 6th house is often found in the charts of those whose karma is revealed through the body.

With his Saturn in the sign of Pisces, McCain’s karmic challenge is to find a true sense of peace and compassion through earthly service. Neptune, the ruler of Pisces opposes Saturn natally, increasing the karmic message. In late 2008, Saturn moves from a conjunction with his Sun to a conjunction with Neptune. With a series of karmic transits in the runup to the election, McCain could be facing a time when he may have to redefine what it means to feel secure, peaceful and connected to all of mankind.

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It is expected that Bush will announce plans to increase troop levels in Iraq, despite opposition from the newly installed Democratic congress and low approval ratings from the American people.

It’s not difficult to understand why George W. Bush is stubbornly set in his approach to war when you take a close look at his hands. Bush has a very short Saturn finger (middle finger). Associated with accountability, integrity and the ability to follow rules, a short finger shows a disdain for said rules. Consider the number of times Bush has added a signing statement to newly passed laws. Some estimate it to be over 700. As Saturn is the finger of conservatism and security, Bush’s lack of length shows that, without a doubt, he is neither a conservative nor concerned with true security.

President Bush also has a short head line. He makes quick decisions and does not spend a lot of time on the details. He has a rather large thumb on his right hand, revealing a strong will and a desire to control.

In this photo we can clearly see that Bush’s Mercury finger (the pinkie or little finger) tilts at an angle away from the other fingers. In Palmistry slang we say this shows the attitude of “nobody’s going to tell me what to do.”

What is most disturbing about Bush’s hand is the size of his Mound of Mars. This is the area indicated in red on the diagram to the left. Clearly visible on the President’s right and left hands is a fold of tissue on his Mound of Mars. The only way such a fold can exist is if the mound is excessively fleshy. Any mound on the hand that is excessive in size indicates a disproportionate abundance of the energies associated with that part of the hand.

Mars was the Roman god of war and ruled leaders, soldiers, pioneers, athletes, fanatics and tyrants. When the mound is overly large, Mars can be impatient, brutish, violent, uncontrollable, aggressive, vengeful and hot-headed. The crease in George Bush’s Mound of Mars acts like a rut, causing an inability to see any other course of action.

Combined with disregard for rules, shortsightedness and a strong will, it is no surprise that the president is quick to dismiss any advice that goes against his vision of a “Long War.”

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